The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-18
walls again by the rain Of yesterday after,

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noon.
Nh. Augustus Pollack, Of Wheeling,
promptly sent a letter OF coincidence con
tanning his check for S25.
AT WORK AMONG THE RUINS.
Fast Progress Seems siow-visitors at 81.
Cinirsyiiie. .t-
At st. Clairsvllle the echoes Of the
tornado and the reverberation OF crashing
walls had scarcely passed away when the
sufferers were alert and arranging for re.
pairs. The same night men from this city
reached the village ready to commence
the work Of reroodng buildings with the
break kof day. Up TO Saturday eyeningB. f.
Caldwell's men had completed four roofs.
Work was continued all day yesterday.
II there ever WAS work which would
justify disregard Of the Sabbath, this Ger.
tainly WAS it. Many houses were rooiless,
and the contents and inmates exposed to
the weather, and several valuable stocks
Of goods were open TO the rain and dust.
Notwithstanding n day had been spent
in cleaning away the debris, and portion
Of another day utilized, the streets OF tho
village last evening were scene Of devas.
tation, heaps Of bricks, fallen trees, demol.
ished vehicles, sec ions OF rooi, disordered
Telegraph lines aud every other character
of fragmentsry ruin strewed from end TO
end OF the town. Some houses had been
covered temporarily, aud about half
dozen permanently.
ACCIDENTS SATURDAY.
Tho citizens were obliged to do mos. Of
the work themselves. Mr.. w. A. Hunt,
Of the Chronicle, had his residence some.
~hat damaged, aud Saturday he Was ell.
gagged in repairing his roof whom he lost
his hold and fell to the ground, spraining
ono OF his ankles very badly. Mr. Davis,
n jeTOlor, was atao engaged in doing some
work, when he foil, sligtting on his heal
and shoulders, receiving psinful and So.
rious injuries. 1t was at iirst feared that
he would not recover, but yesterday his
condition was much more favorable.
Con Troll, the manager OF the st.
C!airsville 4 Bsllaire railroad, who was
struck by the end Of the falling depot
building and Beriously hurt about tho left
shoulder, was doing well yesterday. His
iDjuriee were simple bruises, no bones
bs.ng broken or joints dislocated.
Young Clitr Cochran, the colorcd boy
who was supposed to be fatally hurt, re-
manned unconscious until o'clock Satur-
day morning, when he rallied. Hu was
around yesterday with bandaged head,
and looking pretty sick.
Mr.. John Riley, whose leg was pinned
to the ground by u broken pine tree as he
clung to itsBtump in all endeavor, assisted
by his brother, to keep his mother from
being blown away or injured, WAS doing
us well yesterday as could be expected,
though ho has badly broken ankle.
The tree which injured him was afterward
blown sixty feet eastward.
SIGHT sEERs YESTERDAY.
Early yesterday morning the sight seers
began to pour into st. Clafsville from the
surrounding country and the near by
towns. They came in wagons, carriages.
buggies, omnlbuses, hacks, on horse. back
snd afoot. The one hotel Of the town
was early crowded to its capacity. Vehi.
clcs aud horses lined the streets, and the
sidewalks were a constant proceeaion OF
pedestrians passing and repassing. About
noon the first eec.ion Of an excursion
train frorl this city aud BslIsire, arrived
over tho Is. 4 o. and st. .. 4 L. roads.
The trsin etsrted from BpllaiTe in one,
with people hanging on by their toes.
Four hundred and eighty tickets were
BOLD. The cars were severed Oh the St,
Clairsvlie road aud run up in two sec.
tioEs. From the hills wes. OF town where
tho ruin Of the vicinity commenced, to the
fair ground on the cas-. edge was one
string Of people for the remainder OF the
day.
Rolic hunters carried awsy boards,
pieces ol window frames, and everything
portable. Among tho visit-
OTIS large number were Old reaidentG OF
st. C!airsvil!c, and though all had read
the published accounts oil the ailsir, ex-
preeslons OF aInaz ament a. the stupendous
effects OF the storm were heard on all
sides.
TRACING THE STORM.
As one approaches st. Cairsyille from
the east, scattered barns, broken chimneys
and broken trees are seen four miles and
more east OF tbs town. Then two ruined
houses are passed, anL the "Big Woods"
comes in sight. The appearance OF this
forest, vi here tho axe seldom fell, beggarn
all description. Not one tree out Of a doz.
on remsus intact. Maple, poplar, oak
and hickory trees were wrenched and
twisted oil or torn up bodily by the roots,
and every few ieeta white stump rises like |
tonibatone ab1vcthe PROSTATE monarchs of
the forest. Many people walked from the
Fair grounds Of the Belmont county Agri.
cntuta! Association, which as stated
Saturday are a total wreck, past the pros.
trate ruins OF the U. P. church and through
tho path OF the storm to the weat end of
town; thence across the fields and through
orchards to the heapeG rrmainB OF the
stately homes ni Messrs. Riley and Patton.
The trsck oi the storm wAS plainly marked
by scattered boaris, pieces of iron or tin
or bla!e roofs and fragments Of furniture,
carried sometimes hall mile.
soNE or ITS FREAKS.
Just cas-! Of town large section Of |
sllnslc roo! standd on edge having been
driven straight down u foo. in
tn. ground. a segment OF the corrugated
iron roof OF the Frazier livery stable lies |
in a field nearly three uIileo uast OF the
atsbie.
Ono field inst west Of the Patton house
has tho appearance Of having been swept |
clean by broom. The wind swept tho |
SrNas close to tho ground and carried of |
all loose dirt and dead vegetation as clean |
HI il could hsve been washed with a
hoac.
The ruins OF the Patton and Riley
homes art ritilul. No lincr mansions ara |
to be seen anywhere in this par, oil the
country than thcso werc. Now they are
piles Of brick and mortar, with the frny.
monts Of costly furniture and tho wood. |
work Of the interior tit only for fire wood. |
OF this atstely overgreons snd decidrous
trees which surrounded .hpm, not tenth
escaped tho deadly blast. They lie in
ruin about tho ruined houses. Not far Off |
WA the dwelling, aawmi!l and barn Of Mr,
Coleman, OF which three structures not
one timber remains OF another. Just